MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – The Penn State Abington women's tennis kicked off conference play with a 6-3 win over Penn State Harrisburg Sunday afternoon.
The win propels the Blue and White squad to 6-8 overall this season, 2-0 in the North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC). The loss was Harrisburg's first in league play after winning two straight, dropping them to 5-6 overall.
Abington had another strong showing from
Lori Phillips and
Alexandra Murianka winning four straight singles matches. After a tough 8-5 loss with her partner Murianka, Phillips claimed the No. 2 singles matchup in three sets (7-5, 4-6, 6-2) to improve to 5-8 this season. Murianka was just as impressive, earning a 6-1, 6-0 victory at No. 5 to improve to 4-1 on the year.
Olya Popili and her partner,
Carly Powell, had a strong outing at No. 3 doubles, winning 8-0 before each player swept their opponents in straight sets at No. 3 (6-2, 6-2) and 6 (6-0, 6-0), respectively.
Evgenia Nigay clinched the sixth and final point for Abington with a 6-1, 6-1 win at No. 4 singles.
The Nittany Lions returns to the courts on Wednesday, April 10 for a conference matchup with the College of Saint Elizabeth. The match is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. in Abington.
Doubles:
1. Gabby LeGendre/Theo Avramidis PSH def.
Jenny Abraham/Alex Murianka 8-5
2. Mandy Herr/Anne Schu PSH def.
Lori Phillips/
Evgenia Nigay 8-6
3.
Olya Popili/
Carly Powell PSA def. Silva Vacchani/Brirdgette Sneed 8-0
Singles:
1. LeGendre PSH def. Abraham 7-5, 2-6, 6-3
2. Phillips PSA def. Avramidis 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
3. Popili PSA def. Herr 6-2, 6-2
4. Nigay PSA def. Schu 6-1, 6-1
5. Murianka PSA def. Vacchani 6-1, 6-0
6. Powell PSA def. Sneed 6-0, 6-0
